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California Guest Services is an authorized concessioner of the National Park Service

2012 Reservations for the Manzanita
Lake Camping Cabins are now OPEN

The Cabins were a hit in their debut season! Our 2012 season is May 24 - October 8. Click here to find out more about Manzanita Lake Cabins.

Lassen Volcanic National Park is a place of wonderment, inspiration and recreation. Here, the earth’s internal forces bubble, spit, boil and hiss to the surface in fascinating displays. The striking beauty of this volcanic activity is exciting to watch, and the curious visitor can see all four types of volcanoes (cinder cone, shield, composite and lava dome) in the national park.

Situated at the crossroads of three great biological areas (the Cascades, Sierra Nevada and Great Basin), Lassen Volcanic National Park is a unique environment that is teeming with many species of plants and animals — from marmots to Ponderosa pines, squirrels to iris, bats to violets, and more.

Spend a day or a vacation hiking, fishing, touring, photographing, kayaking, horseback riding, or exploring miles of trails in the park's scenic backcountry. To visit Lassen Volcanic National Park is to witness the earth’s forces of creation and destruction.

Solar Eclipse Notice
Sunday, May 20, 2012

Come witness full solar eclipse at Lassen Volcanic National Park!

Join us for a special astronomy program at the Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm followed by eclipse viewing from 5:00 pm until sunset. The grand show is a view of the moon centered on and covering more than 95 percent of the Sun. The point of maximum eclipse will occur at approximately 6:30 pm. For more information about the event, please visit NPS.gov.

For safe viewing, eclipse glasses can be purchased from the Lassen Association bookstore, located at the visitor center.